Periodical-holder.



No. 751,325. PATENTED APR. 2, 11904. W. G.. LLOYD. PERIODICAL HOLDER.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 26, 1903. N0 IODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented April 12, 1904.

WILLIAM G. LLOYD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PERIODICAL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 757,325, dated April12, 1904. Application filed m 26,1903. SerialNo. 158,826. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. LLOYD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Periodical-Holders; and I declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates generally to temporary covers for paper-back booksor pamphlets, and more particulary to removable holders especiallydesigned for protecting the current numbers of magazines or otherperiodicals.

Magazines and other paper back books which are used by a number ofpersonsas, for instance, at the clubs, reading-rooms, and librariessoonbecome worn and torn unless they are inclosed between durable covers.Consequently it is desirable to provide such books or magazines withremovable holders which may be secured around the magazines or bookswhile they are in use and which may be removed preparatory to securingthem around other magazines or books.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a removable holder forthe purpose above described which may be readily attached to and removedfrom a magazine or other paper-back book and which will be simpleinconstruction, inexpensive, in manufacture, and durable in use.

My invention, generally described, consists in a holder having durableside covers flexibly united to a back, brackets secured to the back nearthe opposite ends thereof, and a retaining device in sliding engagementwith one of said brackets and in detachable engagement with the otherbracket, whereby it may be slid through the first bracket, leaving theback of the holder exposed to receive the periodical, after which it maybe slid through the book and engaged with the second bracket, therebysecurely retaining the back of the book against the back of the cover.

My invention will be more fully described hereinafter with reference tothe accompanying drawings, in which the same is illustrated as embodiedin a convenient and practical form, and in which- Figure 1 is a planview showing a book secured within the holder; Fig. 2, a sectional viewon line 2 2, Fig. 1-; and Fig. 3, a fragmentary sectional view on line 33, Fig.2.

The same reference characters are used to designate the same 'parts inthe several figures of the drawings.

Reference character A indicatesthe back of the holder, to the oppositeside edges of which are flexibly connected side covers A and A The sidecovers may conveniently be covered with a fabric or otherflexiblecovering which surrounds filler plates or boards togive the requisiterigidity thereto. The covering extends around a filler-bar a, located atthe back of the holder, and serves to flexibly unite the side covers tothe back, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

B indicates an L-shaped bracket carrying a hook which projects at rightangles to the back A. The bracket is secured to the back by suitablefastening devicessuch, for instance,

.as screws 0.

B indicates a second bracket, provided with a perforation therethroughand secured to the back A at the opposite end thereof from the bracket Bby suitable fastening devices, such as screws 0.

B indicates a retaining device supported by the brackets and movablewith respect thereto. Such retaining device may conveniently consist ina rod of such a diameter that it may freely slide through the opening inthe bracket B and may be readily engaged with and disengaged from thehook a. Knobs b b are secured to the opposite ends of the rod B'toprevent the longitudinal movement of the rod when it is engaged with thehook I) on the bracket B. As the knobs Z) are larger in diameter thanthe hole through the bracket B one of them is made removable, so as topermit the insertion of the rod through the hole in the bracket B dindicates a'flexible reinforcement which extends across the back A andis secured to the adjacent portions of the side covers A and A Thisreinforcement extends between the portions of the brackets which projectat right angles to the back, and thereby covers the bases of thebrackets and the screws which pass therethrough, so as to give to theholder a more finished appearance and also for the purpose of preventingthe brackets from tearing or rubbing against the paper back of theperiodical or book E.

The manner of using my invention will be readily understood from theforegoing de scription and is as follows: When it is desired to inclosea periodical or book in the holder, the end of the rod B is disengagedfrom the hook b and then slid through the hole in the bracket B so as toleave the back of the holder unobstructed. The periodical or book E isthen placed upon the holder and opened near the middle thereof. The rodB may then be moved with respect to the bracket B through the book andengaged at its free end with the hook 6', thereby securely retaining theback of the book between the rod and the back of the holder.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that I have inventedan improved periodical-holder which may be readily attached to anddetached from a periodical or book and which, though simple inconstruction, affords thorough protection for the inclosed book, therebypreventing the same from becoming torn or injured by usage andpreserving it in suitable condition for a subsequent binding.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination with a removable holder for periodicals and the likecomprising side covers and a rigid back to which the side covers areflexibly connected, a bracket rigidly secured to said back near one endthereof and having a hole therethrough, a second bracket secured to saidback near the opposite end thereof and having an open hook thereon, arod extending through the hole in and longitudinally movable withrespect to the first bracket and adapted to be engaged with anddisengaged from the hook in the second bracket, and knobs on the ends ofsaid rod of a diameter greater than the hole in the bracket and theopening through the hook, whereby a lateral movement of one end of saidrod disengages the same from the open hook on said second bracket andpermits the rod to be slid longitudinally through the hole in the firstbracket, thereby leaving the back of the holder unobstructed to receivethe periodical.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

I WILLIAM G. LLOYD.

Witnesses: v

GEO. L. WILKINSON, C. C. CUNNINGHAM.

